Get Creative With PowerPoint: Fluffy Clouds

When people talk about death by PowerPoint, they usually mean slide after slide of bulleted lists. Bulleted lists can get dull and repetitive if they are repeated slide after slide, so here's my alternative, the fluffy cloud approach.

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The problem with bulleted lists

Supposing that you really really want to use a bulleted list. It's not a crime, we used them in our minimalist presentation. But they can get:

·dull

·repetitive

·boring

·and so on

if they are repeated slide after slide.

Attempts to jazz them up by making themwhizz in, do a quick orbit before settling down are often counter productive, so here's my post modern alternative, the fluffy cloud approach:

Remember, less is more. If you use this every slide it's just another boring bulleted list. Use it occasionally to break up the routine. You may be able to find a graphical theme that fits better than fluffy clouds. You may find it help to look on the web for suitable graphical objects. I found some nice three-dimensional spheres searching with Google, which enhanced a presentation.